Published inChicago Ventures·PinnedWhat CV Founders SayHear from the founders we’ve funded who others called un-scalable, small TAM, and unproven. — project44 | Jett McCandless, CEO and Founder It’s a badge of honor having Stuart on the cap table. CV is the perfect early investor. You were excited and aggressive. You were the forward thinker, the outlier. …3 min read3 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·May 15Help Wanted: Hiring an Investor(Posted May 15, 2023) Chicago Ventures leads investments in early-stage software startups. We believe innovation is unbounded by geography. Structural conditions like higher concentrations of talent and customers are accelerating the rise of non-coastal markets. Nonetheless, early-stage institutional capital remains heavily concentrated on the coasts. We fill the gap. We…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·May 4Freight Tech Startup GoodShip Raises $5M Seed Round Co-Led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures to Bring Enriched Analytics and Actionability to Transportation ProcurementAfter emerging from stealth and announcing a FreightWaves SONAR partnership, GoodShip, founded by industry experts from Coyote, Convoy, and Stord, adds $5M in a seed funding round to expand their shipper platform. NASHVILLE — GoodShip, a collaborative cloud-based analytics and transportation procurement platform for shippers, announced a $5M seed round…Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Aug 8, 2022Why now? Infertility is a crisis. Women’s healthcare should be a basic right.By Emma Lawler, CV EIR Now is the time to invest in women’s healthcare startups. We’ve hit an inflection point where the fertility care market is shockingly inefficient and women are losing their right to basic healthcare. There are only 1,700 reproductive endocrinologists in the US, while there are 6.1…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Mar 1, 2021Announcing Chicago Ventures Fund IIICV raises $63M, promotes Peter Christman and Lindsay Knight to Partner, and hires Jackie DiMonte We’re thrilled to report we’ve closed our third fund, a $63M vehicle raised to lead seed rounds in overlooked companies. CV was founded in 2012 to fill an acute market gap. At the time, early-stage…3 min read3 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Jul 9, 2020Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups | Volume 3Over the past few months, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work, to helping employees navigate the mental strain of a global pandemic, these have been challenging times for business leaders, especially the ones responsible for employee morale…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Jun 23, 2020Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups | Volume 2Over the past few months, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work, to helping employees navigate the mental strain of a global pandemic, these have been challenging times for business leaders, especially the ones responsible for employee morale…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·May 27, 2020Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from the Frontlines of Today’s Startups | Volume 1Over the past few weeks, companies both small and large have had to quickly adapt to COVID-19. From moving from offices to remote work, to helping employees navigate the mental strain of a global pandemic, these have been challenging times for business leaders, especially the ones responsible for employee morale…Startup8 min readStartup8 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Sep 12, 2019Finding Forager: Why We InvestedWhat often gets lost in the noise of perceived disruption is what’s actually happening on the ground. Last year, third party logistics firms (3PLs) controlled over $800B of freight spend. Despite the commotion around a broker-less logistics ecosystem, 3PLs will continue to play a critical role for years to come. …Logistics2 min readLogistics2 min read
Published inChicago Ventures·Aug 19, 2019People, Processes, Product, and Tools: How HealthJoy Has Built a Customer Success OrganizationHealthJoy simplifies the healthcare experience by providing personalized benefits guidance, helping employees make better decisions to drive down costs. …Customer Success7 min readCustomer Success7 min read
